September 1, 1914.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



665 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION OF THE DOMINION RUBBER 

 SYSTEM, 



Till' Diiininion Rubber System is llie name given to The 

 t';iiui(liaii Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited, and its as- 

 smiatc companies. A live days" convention was held 

 from July 21 to 25 (the session for the first three days being 

 held in Montreal, and the last two in Berlin, not far from 

 Montreal), to which dcK'snte? were sent from the varinu? in- 



THE STANDARD ■EMAHEX' CO. OF CHICAGO. 



Mr. George W. Walkinson has sent out a notice under date of 

 September 1 of the incorporation of the Standard "Emarex" Co., 

 with offices at 208 South LaSalle street, Chicago, to take over 

 the "Emarex'' business of the Standard Asphalt & Rubber Co. 

 This was done as it was thought desirable to separate this par- 

 ticular business from the other lines in wbicli the latter com- 

 pany is interested. 



Uo.Mi.xio.N Rubber Syste.m Dei.eg.vtes. 



tercsts controlled by the company. Here is a photograph of the 

 major part of these delegates, taken on the steps of the Coun- 

 try Club house, at St. Lambert, a Montreal suburb, whither they 

 went to attend a banquet. The serious aspect of most of the 

 faces in the group is not to be attributed to any disinclination 

 on their part to accommodate the photographer, but rather to 

 the fact that while they were being photographed the banquet 

 was waiting. 



The convention, for the most part devoted to business discus- 

 sions — with the social activities merely incidental — was unan- 

 imously voted a great success, and is likely to be repeated from 

 year to year. 



NEW YORK RUBBER IMPORTERS TO ORGANIZE, 



The rubber importers of New York are taking steps to effect 

 an organization which will be for their mutual benefit. An initial 

 meeting was held on August 12 at the office of Ed. Maurer Co., 

 Inc., when 20 members of the importing trade were present. -^ 

 second meeting was held at the same place two days later, with 

 an attendance of 28 representatives of importing houses. Five 

 of the number present, namely — Ed. Maurer. W. K. Bruyn. F. L. 

 Henderson, W. T. Baird and \V. H. Stiles, were elected as a 

 committee to outline a plan for the proposed association. 



RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDEND. 



The Plymouth Rubber Co., of Canton. Massachusetts, has de- 

 clared a quarterly dividend of U4 per cent, on its preferred 

 stock, payable September 1 to stockholders of record on 

 August 24, 



ALDENS SUCCESSORS, LID, 



Alden's Successors, Ltd., formed early in May to take over 

 the London and Liverpool business formerly conducted by A. 

 II. Alden & Co., Ltd., importers and merchants, as well as to 

 control the business of Adelbert H. Alden, Ltd., of Para and 

 Manaos, have established a branch office at 290 Broadway, New 

 York, to import and deal in crude rubber in the United States 

 and Canada, and have appointed ^Ir. Frederick W. Dunbar of 

 that address their attorney in fact and manager. 



GOODRICH FIRE HOSE USED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. 



A quantity of Goodrich hose purchased in 1899 by a large city 

 in the middle west for its fire department, and which has been 

 in constant service since that time, has recently been turned 

 over to the street cleaners for use in sprinkling the streets — in 

 whicli department it is giving equally efficient service, 



RUBBER COMPANIES AND SAVINGS BANKS LIFE INSURANCE. 



The rubber industry of Massachusetts has taken a great in- 

 terest in the movement to furnish life insurance at cost for the 

 working people. Agencies have been established by the follow- 

 ing rubber companies in that state : Tyer Rubber Co., Andover ; 

 Hood Rubber Co., Watertown ; Revere Rubber Co., Chelsea ; 

 Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Cambridge ; American Rub- 

 ber Co., Cambridge, and Boston Rubber Shoe Co., Maiden. 



These companies collect the premiums for their employes and 

 forward them without expense to the insurance departments of 

 the savings banks. 



